👄 Blue lips smell like violets

💙 Sclerochiton harveyanus - Mazabuka, or Blue Lips blooms with quirky blue-to-purple flowers that really do look like lips. And in the tropical plant world, blue flowers are rare. And they are lightly violet-lavender-fragrant!

💙 Even better? It's a total shade lover. No need for blazing sun - this beauty is happy to bloom in the cool, leafy spots of your garden.

💙 Loved by bees and birds, and just the right mix of weird and wonderful.

🛒 Add Blue Lips to your shade garden

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Why this blue tropical flower has a violet fragrance?
Surprising Violet fragrance of the Blue Lips

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🌺 Caught on camera: found this on the Flower of Caipora.

🍁 Ruellia affinis, the Flower of Caipora - is a rare tropical gem from the forests of Brazil, with tropical red blooms when you need them most!

🍁 This isn't your typical Ruellia. It's a climbing, vining shrub that puts out blazing red flowers in winter when most plants are taking a nap especially during Fall-Winter holidays.

🍁 You can let it vine up a trellis or pinch it back to make a bushy, compact shape. Either way, those scarlet blooms will pop once the older stems mature.

🍁 Just give it light shade, warmth, and moisture - and it'll reward your patience with color when you least expect it!

🛒 Limited! Get Flower of Caipora, hard-to-find tropical bloomer

📸 What's on the plant? Anyone knows the name of this Moth?

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More than white: rare Butterfly Gingers

If you’re a fan of that sweet, heady scent of the classic White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) - a symbol of Hawaiian paradise - you’ll be happy to know it has some beautiful, fragrant relatives!

Hedychium coronarium - White Butterfly Ginger
This is the one everyone knows and loves. Big, white, butterfly-shaped blooms with an intense perfume. Grows in sun or shade, survives light freezes, and fills the summer air with scent. A must for Southern gardens and anyone who wants a piece of island paradise.

Hedychium flavum x coccineum cv. Dr. Moy, Variegated Hardy Ginger Lily
A showstopper with variegated leaves splashed in creamy white, and peachy-orange fragrant flowers in late summer. This hybrid from Dr. Moy of the San Antonio Botanical Garden brings both bold foliage and beautiful scent. A real garden standout.

Hedychium flavum x coronarium, Yellow Butterfly Ginger, Nardo Ginger Lily
Looks like the classic white, but with soft yellow blooms and the same rich fragrance. Long, slightly fuzzy green leaves and flower spikes that light up late summer with scent and color. This variety grow fast and much bigger than plant also much bigger and vigorous than classic white Butterfly ginger.

🛒 Smell the difference - get your ginger trio

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🌈 Color that lasts year-round: Ti plant: bold color, easy care

🌿 Looking to add some serious color to your garden without adding a lot of work?
Cordyline fruticosa, also known as the Hawaiian Ti plant comes as beautiful colorful leaves in so many shades and varieties!

🌿 Shades of deep burgundy, hot pink, bright green, even chocolate - and everything in between. The glossy, sword-shaped leaves look like something out of a vacation photo.

🌿 And the best part? It's super easygoing. Ti plants grow well in sun or shade, in the ground or in pots, and need very little water.

🌿 Perfect for borders, containers, or as a tropical accent - Ti Leaf brings instant island vibes to your space.

🛒 Ti time! Click to grow

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What is that Big Thing???

What is that big thing in the corner? It's the Giant Bird's Nest Anthurium minding its business and taking up way more than its fair share of space. This plant, Anthurium x hookeri, looks like it wandered in from the jungle and decided to stay.

The leaves are enormous - wrinkly, leathery, and can grow over 6 feet long! They feel kind of like cardboard and look like something out of a rainforest movie set.

Despite its size, it's easygoing. Doesn’t need much water, tolerates deep shade, and generally keeps to itself. Just give it room to stretch and maybe say hi once in a while.

If you like big, bold plants that know how to take up space without being fussy, Giant Bird's Nest Anthurium delivers!

🛒 Adopt the big guy - Giant Birdnest

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Discover the Giant Bird’s Nest Anthurium

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